Employers are increasingly offering their employees remote work, particularly for specific roles that don’t require office presence (such as virtual assistants). The term “remote work” refers to a situation in which your employee or team can work from a place away from the company’s headquarters. This could be at your home or in a coworking space.
Remote employees can work from any location they have internet access. This could be in the comfort of their home in a coworking space or shared office space or even the local cafe just down the street. Remote jobs usually depend on a variety of online tools like collaborative software, cloud-based file management and storage, conferencing apps such as video calling, and many more.
If you’re bringing on a new team member from remote or an existing one having a well-planned onboarding procedure is crucial to the success of your remote workforce. This onboarding process must be able to cover both the technical as well as soft skills your remote worker requires to be successful.
Apart from the obvious benefits of reducing overhead costs Remote workers offer other advantages for your business. This includes a flexible schedule, improved productivity, and an active team. These benefits are mostly due to the fact that employees are spending less time in commutes and spend more time doing the work they were hired to do.